🔥 New models: O3 and O3 Mini (reasoning-focused)OpenAI is now on volume 5

🔥 New models: O3 and O3 Mini (reasoning-focused)
– Positioned to outperform the prior o1 series in coding, math, and scientific reasoning.
– Framed as handling complex, multi-step problems more reliably.

🗓 Release timing (mind the likely date slip)
– The video says O3 will debut by end of January 2024, with the “full O3” following shortly after; given the o1 series arrived in 2024, this almost certainly means January 2025.
– Implied rollout: O3 Mini first, then the full O3 model.

🧪 Early access for researchers
– Applications reportedly open until January 10 (stated as 2024; likely 2025).
– Early testers get hands-on before public release to vet capabilities on complex tasks.

⚙️ What’s improved vs previous models
– Stronger reasoning chains, better coding, mathematics, and scientific problem-solving.
– Aiming to set new performance benchmarks over o1, especially on hard, multi-step tasks.

🌐 Why this matters
– Could broaden AI’s role in R&D, analytical workflows, and automation where step-by-step logic matters.
– If claims hold, users can expect more consistent reasoning and fewer “smart but wrong” failures on complex prompts.

📝 Clarifications
– “03 and 03 minutes” in the transcript refers to O3 and O3 Mini.
– “CEO Sam” is Sam Altman.